Clasp for hose-supporters.



R. GORTON.

CLASP FOR HOSE SUPPORTERS.

APPLICATION EILED NOV. 8, 1911 1,109,583, Patented Sept. 1, 19M.

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ROBERT GORT O'N, F NEWTON, MASSAGHU$ETTS CLASP FOR HOSE-SUPPGRTERS.

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Application filed November 8, 1911. Serial No. 659,173.

- To ail whom it may concern ,erted being depended the clasp. Where the Be it known that I, Boinnrr GouroN, a citizen of the United States, residing in Newton, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new rind useful Improvements in Clasps for Hose- Snpporters, of--which the followinglis a specification. U ..-x-

y invention relates to clasps for hosesupporters of the kind in which a button or" soft rubber secured-to a metallic base plate by a rivet iorming a central support is associated with a loop usually made ofinetal and having an opening through which a portion of the upper part of the stocking is forced by the button and which is of suiiicient size at'its 'upper end to receive the fabric and button, while its lower end is narrower than the button head being wide enough o-ply to receive the button shank and the intervening fabric which latter is thus clam 'ied against the opposing sides of the shank by the inner side walls or" the loop. llose-supporter clasps of this general description have been extensively used since the issue of my Patent No. 552,470 of December 31,1895, but such clasps have heretofore commonly been made with round buttons. 71. 0., buttons with heads circular in cross section and having shanks ofsimilsr form, and have been secured to the base plate by an ordinary rivet forming a central support.

Intheuse of hose-supporter clasps of the kind referred to a port-ion of the fabric at the upper part'of the stockingis made to pass through the loopand over the button and is pressed by the opposite side walls oi. the narrow part o'f'the loop against the sides of the. button shank,

on mainly to firmly clam the fabric in shim of the button is circular in cross section it is obvious that the area of the parts thereof which lie close to the side Walls of the loop is somewhat limited so that the 1 pressure of the loop against the shank is localized and the fabric is clamped at two points. This is especially true where the flanged head ofthe button extends all the way around, for when such a button is put under strain it moves upwardly in the loop suiiiciently to release any pressure on the fabric at the bottom of the loop. The pressure at the side walls of a round shank is g suficient to prevent the garment from slipthe pressure thus exping, but it has been found that under strain the stocking is liable to begin tearing at these points because of the localized bite of the button and loop,

I have found that superior results are obtained by using an oblong button, 6., a button having .a shank whose major axis, which lies parallel with the major axis of the loop, is considerably longer than its minor axis. In this way an extended hearing surface is afforded on the shank against.

which the fabric is pressed by the loop and 'lfljSf-llblllty of tearing is greatly reduced.

Moreover the head of the button is so shaped that the button will not move upwardly in the loop under strain, and will in fact exert a pressure against the end of the loop as well as the sides. This button I secure to the base plate in any suitable way but preferably in the manner shown in my Patent lid-1,057,396 of Mar. 25, 191.3.

Other features of my improvements will be hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 shows a front elevation of a hose-supporter clasp embodying my invention connected with suspending webbing in the usual way. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the same. Fig. 3 is a. perspective view of a novel form of loop associated with webbing and an oblong button. Fig. l is a perspective view of the button with parts broken away.

The loop member A of the clasp, shown in Figs. 1 and 2, is of well known construction and is attached to webbing in the usual way. v

The button 0- is attached by means of any suitable device to a base plate E which is connected with the webbing in the ordinary manner. y

The button proper C, is made of soft rubber or similar material which is elastic, somewhat compressible and ofsuch nature as to provide antislipping surfaces. Preferably the whole of the part on made of such material, but inasmuch. as the shank is the most active part of the button, the shank only may be thus made, while the head of the button may have other characteristics. The shank of the button, as shown, is oblong presenting straight flirt surfaces 0 on opposite sides which lie in 'use close to and parallel with the opposite side walls of the narrow part'of the loop opening and are supported and backedby the fiat sides of the post. The head of the button is formed by all side flanges 0, there being no end flanges, the ends of the head being substantially in line with the ends of the shank.

By using an oblong button the shank of the button is given extended straight bearing surfaces cooperating with the sides of the.

loop, the button is provided with an efiicient support and by forming the head of the button with flanges at the'sides only the button, when under strain, will remain well down in the loop. I

The improved button may be used in connection with the usual form of loop shown in Figs. 1 and 2, but I prefer to use a loop the upper or wider part of the opening being bounded by the bent side walls a of the loop. This construction has many advantages, it facilitates in connecting the loop with the button and also in separating it therefrom: it ensures the locating of the side walls of the lower part of the loop below the head or top flange of the button before the loop is drawn up enabling the button to pass down to the end of the loop and causing the loop to engage the button shank throughout the entire extent of the side walls thereof: it largely prevents chafing of that part of the stocking which covers the button, as garments of the wearer will come in contact with the hump or bulge of the loop and be held away from the button; and it provides a space to receive a bunch of the stocking should one be formed at the upper edge thereof when connecting the clasp with the hose.

I claim as my invention:

1. A hose supporter clasp comprising a loop having an opening wide at one end and relatively narrow at the other where the side walls of the opening are made approximately straight and parallel, and a button having an oblong shank substantially equal in width to the width of the narrow portion of the loop opening and having approximately straight, parallel side walls of a length sutliclient to engage the said straight, parallel side walls o1 the loop throughout their length, and side flanges on the button forming a head therefor and terminating short of that end of the shank nearest the outer extremity of the narrow portion of the loop whereby the button when in use and under strain will remain deep in the loop and present the full length of the side walls of the shank to the og'lposing walls of the loop opening, and the loop 111a}: draw the fabric to which the clasp is attached into firm contact with the outer end of the button shank.

2. A hose-supporter clasp. comprising an oblong button having an oblong shank and a head formed by side flanges and a loop formed with a straight, relatively narrow, fiat lower part for engaging the button shank and which is parallel with the button flanges. and a wide button-receivhig upper part which is bent to form a hump disposed in front of and wholly above the button-en'- gaging part of the loop.

3. A hose-supporter clasp, comprising webbing, a base plate attached thereto, an oblong button. having an oblong shank at tached to the base plate and a loop formed with a relatively narrow, straight, flat lower part for engaging the button shank which is parallel with and close to the base plate, and a wide button-receiving upper part, the sides of which upper part are bent to form a forwardly extending hump containing the wider part of the loopopening.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name.

ROBERT GGRTON.

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GEORGE E. Penn's. Anrnosso N. Bnnounu 

